Literary Fiction
Extensive anthology of classic and modern short stories from major authors worldwide, spanning literary traditions and cultural themes.
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Extensive anthology of classic and modern short stories from major authors worldwide, spanning literary traditions and cultural themes.
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"The Norton Anthology is the most extensive colection of significant classic and modern short stories available anywhere; it's really the complete and essential anthology." --Russell J. Jandoli, St. Bonaventure Univ. " Although I thought that the first edition of the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction was excellent, the second edition is far superior, expecially through the addition of stories by Poe, Cather, and Henry James, as well as additional stories by 'major' writers." --Roy C. Moose, Univ...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Multiple stories depict romantic relationships and sexual encounters of varying explicitness.
Violence & gore
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Stories include scenes of violence, death, and colonial brutality such as in Heart of Darkness.
Profanity
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Occasional strong language appears in select modern stories.
Substance use
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Drug addiction and alcohol feature centrally in stories like Sonny's Blues.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Passing or background LGBTQ+ elements appear in a few contemporary inclusions.
Religious content
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Religious motifs, rituals, and moral questions recur across multiple classic tales.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Stories explore colonialism, race, class, and social structures.
Self-harm / suicide
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Isolated depictions or references to suicide and despair in select stories.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of suffering, oppression, and hardship appear throughout the collection.
Other
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